Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-18

Nominations To-day.

Non1u2stons to-day
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Treasury-Second Assistant Engineer James
Fitzpatrick, OF Virginia. TO be first assistant eng-
neer in the revenue service.
James l. Brereton, OF the District OF Columbia,
to be second assistant engineer in the revenue
service.
Postmasters-A W. Greedy, Ellsworth, Me-; Ar
thur Meerscheidt, La Grange, Tex; Levi wooster
Fostoria, Ohio; Mason B. Bartlett, Eureka, New;
Klnter, Lam re. Oak Oscar A. Trovatten. Psrk
HlVer, Oak; Ja mes OK Uey, Pro o City, Utah.
The Withheld Salaries.
REPRESENTATIVE CURTIN AND WADE SAY THBY OWE
THE GOVERNMENT NOTHING.
Controller Durham has notified the sergeant-at-
arms OF the House to withhold the salaries of Rep
resentatives Curtin and Wade, upon the grounds
that they are indebted to the government The
books or the Treasury indicate that Mr. curtin
owes the government s944.33 growing out OF hts
accounts when minister TO Russia; and that Mr.
Wade Is charged with two hundred old dollars on
ms account as acting disbursing ohcer OF the 3lst
ONO regiment during the war.
Both gentlemen contend that they owe the
government nothing, and that the apparent In
deDtedneSS grows out OF imperfect bookkeeping
on the part OF the treasury accountants
MI Leedom at present holds no money to the
credit oi either OF the gentlemen and will not have
any before next month. Meanwhile he will con-
suit with an attorney to direct his course In the
matter.
'1ue NatfOn0I k8af0sO
ADVERSE REPORT ON HEX CLAIM FOR PENSION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Whitthorne, from the
pensions committee, reported adversely upon the
petition of ''Mrs. Sarah A. Kelley, OF Honesdale,
Wayne county, Pa, widow OF Horace Jackson KEEL
ley, late of company c, nth regiment OF Pennsy-
yanla volunteers"
Alter stating that her husband was drafted into
the Union army: that he was honorably dis
charged, but became insane from disease con-
N cor fl,nf hn Jsna a ,l,n I'D
claim for pension, which was rejected, she being
unable TO procure the necessary evidence. The
petitioner concludes as follows: 81 do further set
forth that your petitioner has literary attachments
OF no common order; that she takes great delight
In writing poems and songs. A large volume now
means. While other governments have national
bards, this government has no national bard,
ana her greatest ambition is to be the
making her the national bard with an annual
Salaa ss or seDs0n as soldiers s. xaaT A.
The petition is Endorsed by several Citizens of
the vicinity, one Of whom states that "having
Congress to grant her request
Inc report simply approves the rejection OF the
Claim by the pension Office without referring to
the national bard request.
American Products Abroad.
SENATOR EpMUNDs' BILL TO BE FAvORABLY RE-
PORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Representative Durham was to-day directed by
the House committee on commerce to report
favorably the bill introduced by Senator Ed
munds, providing for the inspection Of meats for
expectation, prohibiting the importation OF adul-
terated articles OF food or drink, and authorizing
the President, whenever satisfied that unjust dis
examinations are made by any foreign state
against the Importation OF United States pro-
duets, to direct that such products OF the
foreign states so discriminating against the
United States, as he many deem proper, shall not
be imported into the United States.
section OF the bill authorizes the President of
when necessary IN his opinion for the protection
animals in the United States against contagious
disease, TO suspend by proclamation importations
OF any ant all classes Of animals for limited time
The District i'm Congress.
EXECUTIVE AVENUE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. ingalls, introduced a
bill, which was referred to the District committee
with preamble declaring that the existing names
OF streets around Lafayette square cause great
confusion and innumerabe mist akes and provid.
ing that from and after the passage OF this act
"tne avenue known as Executive avenue already
established and laid out through Presidents
square shall and Is hereby extended northward
On both east and west sides OF La Fayette square
through the streets known l55< and l6k streets
and around north side of that square, through
that part OF street north OF La Fayette square
TO and through 10th street northwest to Boundary
street." and that Executive avenue shall also ex-
| tended southwark through Presidents square
ment, where it win intersect with the proposed
avenue from the monument to the Capitol, and
hereafter the streets viz: 18th, 15, 16L and that
part Of street on the north Of La Fayette square
shall be called an known as Executive avenue all
other names being hereby abolished and the
whole of that avenue is placed under the manage.
ment and control OF the Commissioners.
Capitol Topics.
/ A STREET RAILWAY FOR OLD POINT
/ Me. MahOne has introduced a bill in the Senate
granting right OF way and other privileges to the
Hampton and Old Point Railroad company. II
grants right OF way for a street railway across
Min Greek bridge, In Elizabeth City county, Va, &c
the wharf at Old Point Comfort, but provides that
the construction OF the road Shall not conflict wi, b
the interests OF the government. Referred to com.
mlttee on military affairs.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The House committee on Indian affairs has de.
cided to report favorably the act granting right
way to the jamestown and Northern Railroad
company through the DEVILS Lake Indian reserva-
| tion in Dakota, and the bill introduced in the
Senate by senator Dawes amending the last
Indian appropriation bill so AS TO provide that In
dians committing murder, granddaughter and other
| specified crimes against the person or property
| OF other indians or other persons, within the
boundaries OF any state or the limits OF any In
dian reservation, or within the limits OF any por-
ton OF the Indian Territory not set apart for and
Occupied by The Cherokee Greek, Choctaw, Chicka-
saw or Seminole Indian tribes shall be subject to
the same laws tried in the same courts and in the
! same manner, and be subject TO the same penal
ties are ali other persons committing any OF the
above crimes within the exclusive jurisdiction OF
| the United States.
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Mr.. Wilson returned to the House to-day and
has called meeting OF the District sub-cOmmit-
tee On appropriations for tomorrow morning.
They propose to look the bill over again at this
meeting ana will then report it TO the whole com.
mittee The subcommittee having in charge the
legislative appropriation bill will meet at ha-past
seven this evening. The subcommittee on fOrti.
ncarions will meet tomorrow morning 70 hear
arguments in favor OF coast defense improvements
| by delegations from New York and other eastern
cities The influence OF all the coast cities Is 10 oe
brought to bear In combined force upon Congress
at this time to secure an appropriation Suflcient
to erect suitable 1ortiricati0ns 1or sea coast de-
tense. Nothing has yet come from the conference
the fOrttcatiOn bill upon which the two houses OF
Congress disagreed last session
| THE RANDALL CONFERENCE 10 BE HELD TONIGHT
The meeting OF the Randall conference commit
tee" which was to have been held last night, was
| postponed until tonight, when it will be held at
| the riggs house.
FINANCIAL AND COMM ERCIAL.
New York stock Market.
The following the opening and 300 prices
of the New York Stock Market reported by special